Mama/M.A.M.A.: Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy is the provocative investigation of Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, a perplexing psychological disorder where a mother secretly but deliberately harms her child in order to get the sympathy and praise of others and the attention of the medical community. The film -- made over the course of three years and two continents -- scrutinizes the scientific research surrounding the diagnosis of Munchausen's and, in doing so, questions the very diagnosis itself. The filmmakers document the struggles of three average families battling the charge of Munchausen's with various, tragic results.
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Misty Jones as Accused Mother
Jane Alexander as Accused Mother
Julie Patrick as Accused Mother
Ronald Jones as Misty's Husband
Brian Morgan as Investigative Reporter
Marc Feldman as Psychiatrist - University of Alabama, Birmingham
Mark Patrick as Julie's Husband
Ellen Thompson as Grandmother
Penny Mellor as Activist for Accused Mothers
David Southall as Professor of Pediatrics (as Dr. David Southall)
Tom Ryan as Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Colin Morely as Director of Neonatal Medicine
Roy Meadow as Professor of Pediatrics (as Sir Roy Meadow)
Eugene Greeson as Misty's Grandfather (as Eugene 'Papaw' Greeson)
Marie Greeson as Misty's Grandmother (as Marie 'Mamaw' Greeson)
Brenda Robinson as Family Friend and Retired Paralegal
Philip Patrick as Julie's Son
John Bernard as (as Dr. John Bernard)
David Alexander as
Brent Polk as (as Dr. Brent Polk)
Paul Hyman as Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Karen Crissinger as
Natasha Alexander as
Britney Jones as
Colin Rudolph as (as Dr. Colin Rudolph)
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